diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
index c69c5a0979ec..55a1ad6eed03 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_init.c
@@ -8053,7 +8053,7 @@ lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	/* Allocate device driver memory */
 	rc = lpfc_mem_alloc(phba, SGL_ALIGN_SZ);
 	if (rc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_destroy_workqueue;
 
 	/* IF Type 2 ports get initialized now. */
 	if (bf_get(lpfc_sli_intf_if_type, &phba->sli4_hba.sli_intf) >=
@@ -8481,6 +8481,9 @@ lpfc_sli4_driver_resource_setup(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	lpfc_destroy_bootstrap_mbox(phba);
 out_free_mem:
 	lpfc_mem_free(phba);
+out_destroy_workqueue:
+	destroy_workqueue(phba->wq);
+	phba->wq = NULL;
 	return rc;
 }